Erm...intro?

Hi everyone! I'm really new to Livejournal, anime, and fandoms in general, really, but I'm totally in love with Yu Yu Hakusho. There's just...so much fighting...it's pretty glorious. I recall when a certain character died and a certain other character mourned/meditated on it, I recall thinking it was a very well-executed mourning episode, that didn't come across as angsty or overwrought. But I was still thinking, "What the hell is this?! Stop developing your characters and beat each other up!" I'm also struck with surprise at the amount of slashing this show has, and all the supposed homoerotic tension I missed until people pointed it out. Jeez, I thought Kurama's whip was just a weapon, but apparently it's something completely different...